The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-07
NUMBER 81.
Pigeon, ia war.


break down or fall into the cnemys /
hands. the only alternative il found ia /
the balloon. This, however, owing 10 /
various uncomfortable causes, can only /
h. employed 90 - very limited extent /
though up 10 Il few years ago u was gen (
crafty looked upon - the only means by /
which q bclclghrcl town could com 1
muniratc with tin. outer world. But the /
Invaluable services rendered to the |
French capital during the last lew /
months OF the Er3ncDtIcrm war by
pigeons fully demonstrated that these
birds were fgT superior 10 balloons as
means OF communication during the car
Tyiug uu of military operations; Aaa the
various war authorities OF the continent
were so firmly convinced OF this that soon
aitg- the close OF the campaign some oi
the chief nations established regular
military pigeon systems the governments
granting am annual amount Tor their
maiutcuauco. Al the systems are based
upon the same lines. The frontier or
other iOrtrcsScs that are considered most
Liable To- attack, as we'll ~ many oi the
inland towns, are provided with pigeon
lofts, and an Important point IN the Into
riOr OF the country generally the
capitals fixed upon as a central station
with which they shall communicate. Bh-
tween the various fOrtTCssc- there i, too,
direct communication. Where the dis
.i'''os - r - o33.'',i'iI -. f,r
Il'S SC"S'"i o'G u 't'N''''N ~ So -o'
ton is secured bv intermediate ones. As
To- the number Of pigeons kept ut each
station, this varies according 10 the posi-
ton of the place. the number OF dlrcc-
tiOus IN which birds have 10 bc trained,
and the distances that they have 10 be
flown. MHcro II Is intended that tine
I,i,..rs -f.,iI. ,nI,. br u,,.d in one dircc-
I'm .Il,,r. ,lD ora rp.int,iucI and for
80 ,l;r,,i-,,, it, tI,,. tir.f I-5 I,irII ara
aEI.F ~, .fa- Al a station where thrr.
i;-,..i,.,,.. or. ,.,.,-,,,E -DO income viii
b. I,rnt In casg Of sic,,e tbis number
would be sufficient TO ensure communi-
cation for sly months the calculation
bcIn., arrived at in the following manner:
Suunog,. th,. birds urn tossed twice D,r
vi tIrn i'm six months tj,.re So,uId lac
Grt,-ts.., l;f...-.,til,,, .,,l ,s tho prr,l.r
,r r.f...r4 L.- I.,... or ,r,r g....g.i.D
,,-,rI in gr r.r.f,,,,ilf-,- -,-.~,.,, rf.~...
tI..r....I - ,f i,ir'ls r....I Jrrr.,.,
tn..fI.rr-....lr,, ,,,.,13 l..lss af,,,rsr..,.tbu mus
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t:o-- IN ...-.,FIt-L r,ir..,r,. ,,i-..,,,-l. ms
,,,T rl,.;,. -,..,,,, l. r,,, ,,.-t com
H., rILr..r,,. nh. 1.y...-r i,r-,..--...
Ike aI.-z C,r.,.,rn and Sfr,-f,lr, cg,.h
have from 800 10 6yO well-lrUucd birds;
and the annual vote OF credit Tor pigeon
purposes IN the military budget Is $1,000
hc cpluln@hlaLL Si Inc place la f'9l'tIl-
Sll'-c ioE jne hlfdS h-'h% properly cared
Tor ~Iu iTJE-a, and i-"N are .n charge OF
q A"h.rOm'!.!'=.'h"j "-ln,', MO has un-
'rf --n Two private soldier i..ih Keep
or '..r l'l..I receiving Il s1..1-y Ol ~ per
EoAtn.
Ike l-tpr- ar. kept giving full larticU-
lars concerning all tn. b.rd~-thc mum
Icrs stamped on Them their u-r Sex
cBlor. IistIn,ui-lrd marks. and the dif-
l.rrut plac,a from winch each has flown
t.g-tns.r with notes ou their r..li litv and
rr.,...-lltv. Among thu. fort ~,,--..- which
,rcr, early stocked with birds were those
ur.- Tire Na~-r..n frontier P,Sru. Thorn.
and Koui.zDgrg: and others were grad
uallv attended TO, until ct the present
time it may hc said that every part Of
the country is in communication, either
directly or indirectly. with the capital by
means of pigeons. The northern coast
IS.,u fact, studded with lofts, they hay
iu.- been established al Tuuulug Danzig
Sto;tiu and hicl. On the western from
tIo- Cologne IS in direct communication
with Berlin, distance oi .;JD miles, and
il - transmitting station for Mntz and
M2vcuC,. Str.lSDurg and Metz also com
mun.cate with Berlin through Nuuburg.
In France the vote OF credit Tor the
pigcun-iait, Is S2OuJD. Ten stations have
birds trained from Paris. and important
towns at great distances communicate
with the capital by iutcrmcdiat" sta
! tons Thus LYONS transmits TO Paris by
way uf Laugrc-, which likewise COM
| nuuicatcs with Mar-cilcs and Pcrpig-
/ nan. Tho military authorities have
power 10 rrgulslL0n all IoliS OF trained
| pigeons belonging 10 private persons, and
:. CENSUS j. regularly lh',lc "l lHoIr mum
| heT- he census taken last year Hho Wca
| th@g IN ara, "t'AI nero "'t" -,'O" nIrd7
! aN,ti@D'"' "- Ht"Ch i''N" Aa' bCch l'"I-
ou@atE LI"ll,N "1l. li-TA' be t'itou pom
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The Austrian authorities appreciate
| the usefulness oI these messengers III
| mountain HNt1c'S, aHd al Inc present
| uin" ihey nav" under consideration the
| question "I establishing pIEaoA-ipltS, IN
order L. secure rapid COMMUNICATION be
tween lhe l"rtTrSNtS Oh Inc frontier anu
| the mountain passes.
There il no government military